About this property
Alternate search: Unit 5, 4 Sheffield Street.
4 Sheffield Street, Preston VIC 3072, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 5, 4 Sheffield Street.
The unit is within 0.2 km of tram stops at Jacka St/Gilbert Rd and McNamara St/Gilbert Rd, and 0.3–0.4 km of additional stops at West Preston, Cooper St and Murray Rd. Preston and Regent railway stations are each about 1 km away on the Mernda line, providing easy train access to the city.
Preston lies roughly 9 km north‑east of Melbourne’s CBD, giving a short‑drive or tram ride to the city centre.
Within about 1 km you’ll find Preston Market, the Quest Preston hotel, Hoyts Circle Theatre (a former cinema), and the Preston Mosque (0.8 km). Nearby green space includes Crispe Park, just over a kilometre away.
The historic Progress Theatre is only 0.3 km from the property and hosts local performances. Preston also benefits from an active DIY arts community and events such as the Darebin Music Feast.
Preston is home to several clubs that use the Preston City Oval and B.T. Connor Reserve for football, cricket and soccer. Joggers and cyclists also use the well‑maintained grounds around the Northland Shopping Centre area.
First surveyed in 1837, the area was originally called Irishtown before being renamed Preston. The railway arrived in 1889, spurring residential growth, and early industries included bacon‑curing and tanning in the 1860s.
At the 2021 census Preston had 33,790 residents, with 63.8 % born in Australia. Significant communities hail from China, Italy, Greece, India and Vietnam, contributing to the suburb’s cultural diversity.